This two-hour seminar provides parents, carers, educators, and professionals with an accessible and practical overview of autism.
- Understand current concepts in autism, common strengths and challenges experienced by autistic individuals, approaches to assessment and diagnosis, and principles of multidisciplinary management
- Explore behavioural, emotional, educational, and family support strategies, with emphasis on promoting wellbeing, resilience, and inclusion
- Gain practical insights and opportunities for reflection will equip attendees to better support autistic children and adolescents in everyday settings
Dr. Kam Wong is a Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist in Sydney, Australia. He has a wide range of experience in treating different disorders across all age groups and diverse cultures. Apart from his practice as a clinician, Dr Wong is also a trainer, supervisor and lecturer in psychiatry. Outside his work, he has availed himself in community outreach in Sydney and overseas, to speak on various subject matters relating to mental health. Dr Wong is the director of Healthy Mind Concepts Pty. Ltd., a company dedicated to the promotion and education of psychological health among the general population. He is also the creator of the Anxiety Toolkit for the Young, Increasing Your Child’s Resilience, Calm Optimizer, Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem, and Positive Child Management, all of which are home-based self-help programs designed for the public, available on his website www.healthymindconcepts.com.